April 5, 2022
Student math scores touch off ‘five-alarm fire’ in California
The pandemic compounded the challenge of teaching math at grade level when many California students may be three or four years behind.
California is evolving to a new system of testing and accountability that will weigh eight priorities, including school climate and parent engagement, to judge school progress. An education law, passed in 2013, orders a new generation of computer-based standardized tests, starting with Common Core assessments of English language arts and math in 2015.